Top 30 Innovations of the Last 30 Years

"Imagine this is 1979: If you were reading this article back then, chances are you would have read it on paper -- with a printed newspaper or magazine in your hands. Today, you are probably reading it on a desktop computer, a laptop (or as a printout from either of these), or perhaps even on your Blackberry or iPhone. The pace of innovation has been so hectic in recent years that it is hard to imagine which innovations have had the greatest impact on business and society." Hard to imagine, but from among more than a thousand submissions, a panel of judges from Wharton business school selected the top thirty innovations from the past thirty years that have fundamentally changed the way we live. Read on to discover which innovations they selected and why.

http://www.dailygood.org/story/590/a-world-transformed-what-are-the-top-30-innovations-of-the-last-30-years-knowledge-wharton/